* All times are based on Canada/Pacific PST.

    • Friday

    Nov. 17

    Saturday

    Nov. 18

    Sunday

    Nov. 19

    8:00

    Canada/Pacific
    8:00 - 9:00 PST
    Hall of History (registration/reception area)
      BREAKS & REFRESHMENTS

    Check-in & Registration

    9:00

    Canada/Pacific
    9:00 - 10:00 PST
    AUDITORIUM
    Virtual
      PLENARY

    PLENARY ADDRESS: Francis Heylighen

    1

    10:00

    Canada/Pacific
    10:00 - 10:15 PST
      BREAKS & REFRESHMENTS

    Coffee / Break

    10:15

    Canada/Pacific

     4 parallel sessions
    10:15 - 11:30 PST
    HOMEROOM
      EDUCATION
      PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS

    (1) Anne Clin / (2) Wolfgang Leidhold and Brian Swimme

    (1) Wikipedia: Leveraging the Global Collaborative Encyclopedia to Support Education and Knowledge-Sharing Around the World / (2) The Noosphere and its Experiential Evolution: A Look at History and Future Perspectives.

    2
    10:15 - 11:30 PST
    I. SPROUL
      SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
      THEOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL ENGAGEMENT

    (1) Ayeh Kashani / (2) John Smart

    (1) From Noosphere to Omega Point: Schelling, Grof, and the Experiential Birth of the Cosmic Christ / (2) Humanity, the Universe, and the Noosphere: An Evo-Devo Story

    2
    10:15 - 11:30 PST
    R. SPROUL
      SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

    (1) George Mobus / (2) Julian Gough

    (1) Ontogenesis and the Future of the Noosphere / (2) Did Our Universe Evolve? Rethinking the Noosphere in the Light of the Big Bang

    2
    10:15 - 11:30 PST
    AUDITORIUM
    Virtual
      PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS
      SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
      THEOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL ENGAGEMENT

    Michael Jacob, Ilia Delio, Terrence Deacon & Francis Heylighen

    Roundtable: Noospheric Consciousness: What Might That Be? How Can We Study It?

    1

    11:30

    Canada/Pacific
    11:30 - 11:45 PST
      BREAKS & REFRESHMENTS

    Break

    11:45

    Canada/Pacific
    11:45 - 13:00 PST
    AUDITORIUM
    Virtual
      PLENARY

    LUNCHEON PLENARY: David Sloan Wilson

    The Science of the Noosphere Master Class: An Experiment in Worldview Evolution Note: A buffet lunch will be available in Slusser (to the back of the Auditorium) for those registered for meals. Live Stream: The live stream for luncheon & dinner speakers will commence 30 minutes after session start time. This speaker will begin at 12:15 PM PT.

    1

    13:00

    Canada/Pacific
    13:00 - 14:00 PST
    AUDITORIUM
    Virtual
      PLENARY

    PLENARY ADDRESS: Robert Wright

    How Right was Teilhard?

    1

    14:00

    Canada/Pacific
    14:00 - 14:15 PST
      BREAKS & REFRESHMENTS

    Coffee / Break

    14:15

    Canada/Pacific

     3 parallel sessions
    14:15 - 15:30 PST
    HOMEROOM
      EDUCATION

    (1) Kimberley LaMarque Orman & Michael Pirson / (2) Carolyn Peterson / (3) Ellen Rigsby

    Human Energy Sponsored Research & Curricular Resources at Catholic Colleges & Universities: (1) Educating for Noospheric Consciousness / (2) Understanding the Noosphere: Young Adult Views / (3) Understanding the Noosphere Via Young Adults Views

    4
    14:15 - 15:30 PST
    I. SPROUL
      SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

    Parham Pourdavood & Michael Jacob

    Why Stop Here? Expanding the Scale of Life Through Noospheric Geography

    1
    14:15 - 15:30 PST
    AUDITORIUM
    Virtual
      POSTERS

    POSTER SESSION

    Interact with Poster Authors to learn more about their research. Digital posters can be viewed remotely under "Abstracts & Posters" on the N2 site.

    9

    15:30

    Canada/Pacific
    15:30 - 15:45 PST
      BREAKS & REFRESHMENTS

    Coffee / Break

    15:45

    Canada/Pacific
    15:45 - 16:45 PST
    AUDITORIUM
    Virtual
      PLENARY

    PLENARY ADDRESS: Brian Thomas Swimme, with Closing Remarks from Ben Kacyra, Terrence Deacon, and Sheila Hassell Hughes

    Noospheric Experience